Magpie(2012)

Magpie is a dark drama that follows Phillip as he travels to reconnect with his estranged daughter, who has recently gotten engaged. During the visit, he discovers a sex tape involving her, forcing him to confront uncomfortable truths about their fractured relationship and the woman his daughter has become. The film explores themes of parental disconnect, judgment, and the painful gap between who we think our loved ones are and who they actually are. Tension builds as Phillip struggles with how to process this revelation and whether intervention is his right or responsibility. Magpie examines the messy, often unspoken conflicts that simmer beneath family bonds, presenting a morally complex portrait of a father grappling with his own obsolescence in his adult child's life.